Summer Roses -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for a little mid-challenge inspiration over on the Aloha Friday Challenge blog. This time, the theme is "Happy Summer".  The challenge goes through July 25. 

I used a beautiful image from one of our sponsors, LeAnn's World 101.  This is Roses:

I colored Roses with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image. I  used a sentiment from the We Are 3 Digital Shop. This is one of the Itty Bitty Summer sentiments. 

The background paper is from Close To My Heart.  It looks embossed, but it comes that way -- I didn't have to do the work.  Nice!  The gold butterfly is a die from Paper Wishes. 

Happy Summer -- a great theme for July!  I hope you can join us at Aloha Friday Challenges.  I'd love to see what you make, and we have great sponsors and prizes! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art , Thankful Thursday -- Summer
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party

You Simply Sparkle - for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for a new challenge at Aloha Friday Challenges.  For the next 2 weeks, we are being sponsored by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  Bonnie has been kind enough to make a set of papers just for this challenge.  You can get them for free if you make a Christmas project and link up at Aloha Friday Challenges, or she is selling these paper in the We Are 3 Shop for only $1.  Aren't they beautiful?  I think they are perfect for any summertime project!  The papers are called Honeycomb, and I created this card with them:

This adorable bumble bee image is from QKR Stampede.  I colored up the bumble bee with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from a stamp company, Market Street Stamps, that is no longer in business.  

I used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday to create this card.  Here's the sketch:

I included a couple of stick pins on this card so I can enter it in this month's Crash Your Stash challenge at The Outlawz. 

I hope you join us at The Aloha Friday Challenges the next 2 weeks.  There's a Christmas in July theme going on.  Join us and get  these beautiful papers for free!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday -- challenge #569
Outlawz Crash Your Stash -- stick pins
QKR Stampede -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- ATG

Floral Bouquet Congrats -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and today, it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog. This time, the theme is "Congratulations".  Our sponsors are Oddball Art and Sparkle N Sprinkle. 

I used a Sparkle N Sprinkle image I've had in my stash called Daisies Digital Stamp Set to create this:

I colored Daisies (no longer available) with Copic markers, then found a 'congrats' acrylic stamp in my stash to use in the corner.  The light pink card stock and black polka dot designer paper are from Spellbinders.  

I'm going to a wedding tomorrow, and this card will be going with, along with a gift.  It's not a traditional wedding card, but I think they'll like it.

"Congratulations" - it's an easy theme -- graduation, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, baby cards, new home, you get the idea.  Make a project, link up at Aloha Friday Challenges, and you could win one of the awesome prizes from our wonderful sponsors.  This challenge goes through Thursday, June 20.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Wedding
Digichoosday -- ATG
Daring Cardmakers -- Midsummer's Day
QKR Stampede -- ATG

Why Blend in When you can be a Unicorn? for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and that means there's a challenge underway over on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for 2 weeks, so today, I have a little mid-challenge inspiration.  The theme of the challenge for these 2 weeks is Fairytale/Fantasy, and one of our sponsor is Paper Nest Dolls. 

I used the adorable Fairy Emma with Unicorn to create this: 

I colored Fairy Emma with Unicorn with Copic markers, blending some colors I wouldn't normally blend.  That's the fun of Copic markers and coloring!

I used this month's sketch from Cheerful Sketch Challenges to design this card. Here's the sketch:

The fun unicorn papers on this card are from AMB Illustrations.  They are the Magical Unicorn papers. The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Close To My Heart.  The sparkly gems are from my stash.

You still have a week to join us at The Aloha Friday Challenges.  This Fairytale/Fantasy challenge ends on May 30th. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cheerful Sketch Challenges -- May
D.L. Art -- May Linky Party
Jo's Scrap Shack -- ATG

Something Shiny -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday challenge blog.  Challenges run for 2 weeks, and this time the theme is "something shiny".  You can make your project look shiny, or you can use foil, glitter, or anything on your project that will add shine. 

SheepSki Designs is the sponsor this challenge.  I adore Andrea's images, and I loved the opportunity to color up, and practice my shine technique on Cherry Duo (image #74):

I colored Cherry Duo with Copic markers, and worked hard to make those 2 cherries look shiny.  I hope I succeeded!  

I found some fun papers that I thought worked well for this card at Imagine That! Digistamps.  This is the Tooty Fruity paper collection.  The fun cherry ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I followed a card sketch that I found in 'past sketches' at Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog. 

Something Shiny -- I hope this theme inspires you to join us at Aloha Fridays for the challenge.  It will go through next Thursday.  I'd love to see your creations, and you might win a prize from our awesome sponsor, SheepSki Designs! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- no twist
Jo's Scrap Shack -- ATG

Happy Spring -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  This time, the theme is "In the Garden".  

You won't quite make it in a garden at my house as there is still a few inches of snow, but it is melting, and the spring birds are returning, so I am hopeful!

One of our sponsors this challenge is A Day For Daisies.  I had the fun of creating with Walking Bonnet:

I colored Walking Bonnet with Copic markers.  I used a sketch from Cheerful Sketches to design the card.  Here's the sketch:

 Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. The daisy and the paisley papers are from the On the Farm collection. The other piece is from Summer Butterflies. 

The "In the Garden" Challenge at Aloha Friday Challenges runs for one more week, or through April 4.  Winners will be announced the following Sunday.  I hope you can join in on the fun!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cheerful Sketches -- March
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Spring Flowers
Polkadoodles -- ATG
Cute Card Thursday -- Feminine
Crafty Gals Corner -- Spring

I Love you a Latte -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

Aloha!  It's Friday!  And it's time for a bit of mid-challenge inspiration at Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  The theme this time is "Food & Drink".  

One of our awesome sponsors, Sparkle N Sprinkle, provided me with an awesome digital stamp to create with, and I used it to make this for the Aloha Friday's Food & Drink challenge:

This was created with a digital image and a sentiment from the Espresso Yourself digital set from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  I used a pre-colored image from the set.

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.   The paper behind the latte is from the Tea Time paper collection. The coffee stain paper is from the Inspirational paper collection.  The sequins are from Craftin' Desert Divas.  

Join us at Aloha Fridays Challenges for our Food & Drink theme.  There's still another week! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge -- ATG
Digichoosday -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Birthday Boots -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration at Aloha Friday Challenges.  The theme for this challenge is "Birthday".

We have 2 sponsors this challenge, and I was lucky enough to be able to work with an adorable image and papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop. Here's my card:

This image is Color Me Garden, colored with Copic markers. The paper behind Color Me Garden, also from We Are 3 Digital Shop, is from Peonies Ballet.

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Craftin' Desert Divas.  The orange crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM -- long retired now, but I'm still well stocked!

Birthdays -- we all need cards for them, so get busy creating, then enter the challenge at Aloha Fridays Challenge Blog.  You have through Feb. 7 to join us!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Birthday
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG
Papercraft Challenges -- Bright Colors

Winter Blues -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and today it's time for some midway inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge blog.  This time, the theme is Winter Blues.  One of our sponsors is Scribbles Designs.  I loved using this Wintertime Subway Art!

I was able to create a very fast card, simply printing the Wintertime Subway Art, adding a bit of color, then adding some die cuts.

The background paper is from We Are 3.  It is from the newly released Snowmen paper.  The snowflake banner is from La La Land Crafts.  I don't know who makes the deer die cut.  I've had it for quite awhile. 

The Winter Blues challenge goes for another week at Aloha Friday Challenges.  I hope you can join us!  Link up through next Thursday, January 24!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
2 Crafty Crazy Critter Ladies -- ATG with a Critter
Crafty Sentiments -- Winter Challenge
Winter Wonderland -- It's Snow Time
D.L. Art -- January Linky Party
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Christmas

Snowman Tags -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration at the Aloha Friday Challenge blog. The theme for this challenge is "Santa's Helpers".  One of our sponsors for this challenge is Sherri Baldy, of My Besties.  I used this darling image, of these 2 helpful snowmen...

This darling snowman tag is a printable tag.  It's called Huggable Snowman Love Letters 3D Printable Tag. I cut out 2 of the printed tags, computer generated the to/from on them, fussy cut them, and found some papers that matched.

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are from the Peppermint Paper Collection (on sale!).

The tag behind the 2 printable snowmen is a cutting die from Close To My Heart.  The twine is from Timeless Twine.

I know this is a super busy time of year, but I hope you are still make a few Christmas cards, and you have time to link them up with our Santa's Helpers theme at Aloha Friday Challenges.  There's still another week! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art --December Linky Party
Scrapbook Stamp Society -- ATG, optional Christmas
My Besties 3D -- ATG
My Besties Aussie Challenge -- ATG
Color It Create It Show it Off -- ATG
My Besties International -- ATG

Warm Hugs -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

End of November, greetings, blog readers.  This is it, the last day of November.  Tomorrow, there is no turning back -- it's hustle and bustle all the way to Christmas!

Today, it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  Our theme this 2-week challenge is All Wrapped Up (dress warmly).  Our sponsor is Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez, and I've used an image of hers for my mid-challenge inspiration card: 

This is image Bear with Cup, colored with Copic markers.  Papers on this card are also by Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. They are from the Blue Christmas Collection. 

The Aloha Friday Challenge, All Wrapped Up (dress warmly) challenge goes for another week. You still have plenty of time to enter, and we've got great prizes from our sponsors -- like this one! 

Give Thanks! for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's mid-challenge time over at Aloha Friday challenges.  This time, our theme is a simple, but powerful one -- Thanks!  I like this theme!

I had the pleasure of working with a super cute pre-colored image from one of sponsors, Fred She Said Designs:

This pre-colored digi is called Raking.  Isn't she and her pup the cutest?

I used papers from We Are 3 Digital Shop on this card. There are papers from 2 of the new releases -- A Touch of Teal (the dots paper), Canvas & Watercolor (the burlap background paper), & Pastel Burlap (the card front).  The sentiment was computer generated.  

The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and the squirrel has been in my die cutting arsenal for a long time now.  He comes out every Fall! 

I hope you are able to join us this week at Aloha Friday Challenges for our Thanks challenge.  I'd love to see what you make, and you could win a prize from our wonderful sponsors! 

Monstrous Birthday Wishes -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's time for a bit of mid-challenge inspiration at Aloha Friday Challenges.  The theme this time is Halloween/Fall. 

I used a Halloween image and Fall colors to create this birthday card:

One of our sponsors for this challenge is Polkadoodles, and this is Polkadoodles Monster 4, colored with Copic markers, then fussy cut. 

I used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday to create this card.  Here's the sketch: 

The orange designer paper is from Close To My Heart.  The sequins are from Simon Says Stamp.  

I hope you can join us at Aloha Friday Challenges for our Halloween/Fall challenge.  You still have all week to link up! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday -- Week #537

Polkadoodles -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Just Because --Aloha Friday Challenges

We're 1/2 way through the challenge at Aloha Friday Challenge Blog, so that means it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration.  That's where I step up to the plate!  This time, the theme is "In the Sky".  Anything in the sky -- clouds, airplanes, butterflies -- it'll qualify!

I used an adorable image from our sponsor Oddball Art, to create this: 

I colored image 207 with Copic markers.  I got some new tag dies from Close To My Heart, and I used a couple of them on this card.  

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. This is the New Release Pinkalicous paper collection.  The Just Because sentiment is also from We Are 3. It's one of the Itty Bitty Thoughts.  

I used a sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge. Here's the sketch I used:

I hope you can join us this week at Aloha Friday Challenges.  There's still plenty of time to join in our "In the Sky" theme! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday -- week #535
D.L. Art -- October Linky Party

Have a Magical Birthday -- Aloha Friday Challenges

Aloha! It's Friday!  It's time for a bit of mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge blog.  The theme for this challenge is fairytale/fantasy.  Our sponsors are Bugaboo Stamps and Fabrika Fantasy. 

I worked with this pre-colored image from Fabrika Fantasy called Flying Elf to create this:

The sentiment is computer generated.  The background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is from the Watercolor Batik Collection.  

Challenges at Aloha Friday Challenge Blog go for 2 weeks.  Today is the 1/2 way point.  I hope you find time this week to make something, and enter it in our Fairytale/Fantasy challenge.    I'd love to see what you create! 

Too Cute to Spook -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and time for a little mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  This time, our sponsor is The Paper Shelter, and the theme is "Kiddy Cards".

I used the adorable Bewitched Night to create this shaker card:

I used the pre-colored image that comes with the Bewitched Night set, computer generated the sentiment, and used a cutting die from Close To My Heart to make the shaker card.  The papers are and embellishments also from Close To My Heart. 

A great card for a kiddy, don't you think?  I hope you join our challenge at Aloha Fridays.  You have until next Friday to enter.  I'd love to see what you create, and The Paper Shelter has wonderful digis you can win! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments -- Fall Colors
Digi Choosday -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

Little Puppy Love -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's Friday, and it's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  The challenges are always Anything Goes, with an optional twist.  This time, the optional twist is "Animals".  I, of course, found something with a dog!  Our wonderful sponsor, Limited Runs Stamps, gave me this great image to create with:

Isn't he adorable?  He is called Little Puppy Love, and I colored him with Copic markers. 

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. The Dog Love Collection and the Nautical Love Collection were used. 

The red bone in the middle of the envelope is a stamp from Close To My Heart (retired). 

I hope this card has inspired you to join in the Aloha Friday Anything Goes Challenge.  The optional twist is "animals".  I'd love to see what you create, and we've got awesome sponsors, with wonderful prizes you can win! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack -- ATG
2 Crafty Crazies Critters -- ATG with a critter
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

Happy Birthday -- for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge blog.  This time the theme is a popular one -- Birthdays. We all need birthday cards, right?

I had the great fun of working with a new sponsor for me -- Nitwit Collections.  I used the Poppy Collection, and it had so many fantastic elements to work with, including beautiful papers.  I actually made 2 cards with it, I was having so much fun!

Here's the birthday card for the Aloha Friday Birthday Challenge:

I created the whole card digital.  The paper clip, the flower, the button, the lace.  It's all digital.  How fun!

Here's the second card -- very similar, just switched out a couple of the elements:

I hope you find a chance to join in the Aloha Friday Challenge.  There's still a week to go. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Birthday 
D.L. Art -- Thankful Thursday -- Thank you card

I Love Books! for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's time for a little mid-challenge inspiration over on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog. Our theme for this challenge (which runs until through Thursday, August 16) is Books.  This can be an image of a book, a book title, or a quote from a book.

One of our wonderful sponsors this challenge is Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps.  I had the grand opportunity to color up this fun image:

This is Amy Loves Books, colored with Copic markers.  She just seemed to want to be on a bookmark, so that's what I created.  The sentiment was a freebie last week at Bugaboo Stamps. 

Link up with us at Aloha Friday Challenges for our Books theme.  I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Polkadoodle Craft Challenge -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread Challenge -- ATG
PDE Linky Party -- ATG
Words to Crafty By -- School

Today, You Can! for Aloha Friday Challenges

It's time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the Aloha Friday Challenge Blog.  The theme is always "Anything Goes", but there is an optional twist.  This time, the twist is 'Friendly Faces'.  That's easy!

One of our sponsors for this challenge is Fabrika Fantasy, and I worked with a pre-colored image from them called Flower Elf to create this card: 

Isn't she sweet?  She'd make anyone's day, don't you think?  I stamped the acrylic stamped sentiment from Power Poppy near the image so I could cut it all out with a stitched oval die.

Papers on this card are from We Are 3.  They are from the Magical Butterflies paper pack. 

Magical Butterflies

I hope you can join in the challenge at Aloha Friday Challenges.  There's still all week to get your entry (optional Friendly Faces) in. I'd love to see what you make, and we've got some of the best sponsors!